Fresno vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
542K
2.87M

The cost of living in Fresno is 165% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 898th and 5994th ($2494 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Fresno ranked 170th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 521st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Taichung

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Fresno Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684